Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Chatsworth, 95% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Chatsworth comes in at 6.4%. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 7,770 for July 2025. For Chatsworth, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 22%. With a median age of 46, Chatsworth is older than 72% of Canadian towns.
+7% since 2016, a pace 67% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 10%.
Chatsworth ranks above 69% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 18%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: 9.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Chatsworth, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
A smaller share of one-person households than 73% of Canadian towns: 21%
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Chatsworth hold 2.6 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. The census found that 5.6% of households are one-parent families locally.
55% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Chatsworth. 21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%).
In Chatsworth, 9.3% of households rent their home, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
8.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. To put it in context, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $81,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Chatsworth had $81,000 before tax, 6% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 22% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
7.1% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 4% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 1.1% of the total. Lower than in 73% of Canadian towns: 7.1% of residents are immigrants.
Chatsworth sits above 64% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (39%)
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.3% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Here, 2.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 87%, and 3.8% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.6%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns. 8% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.3% speak neither official language. Chatsworth has fewer bilingual residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 3.8%.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 80% of Canadian towns: 16%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Chatsworth, 16%, and 40% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%). Those with no credential make up 16%, next to 9.5% in the typical town.
A job for 55% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 55%; 22% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 7,627 to 7,928 people: this is the 14th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Minden Hills is the oldest at 58.8, La Broquerie the youngest at 28.6. By median age, Chatsworth sits among Central St. Boniface (45), Stoneybrook (45.4), Mountview (46.4) and Shefford (47.2).
Median age: 4 of the 5 towns around Chatsworth are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Distances here run 21–27 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Chatsworth.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth | 7,770 | — | 46 | 22% | 7.1% |
| Owen Sound | 24,075 | 21.3 km | 48 | 27% | 7.8% |
| Chesley | 7,639 | 23.6 km | 42 | 22% | 3.8% |
| Durham | 14,355 | 24.1 km | 49.6 | 25% | 7.8% |
| Meaford | 12,652 | 27.2 km | 54.4 | 31% | 10% |
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 27.5 km | 51.2 | 26% | 6.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Chatsworth’s residents
What is the population of Chatsworth?
Chatsworth had about 7,770 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 7,080, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Chatsworth?
A median age of 46, older than 72% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 22%.
Is Chatsworth bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.6% grew up with French.
How diverse is Chatsworth?
7.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.3% belong to a visible minority and 2.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Chatsworth?
59% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is Chatsworth good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 5.6%. Schools near Chatsworth are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chatsworth?
The median household in Chatsworth took in $81,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).